Based in San Diego, Laura Baldrati has 38+ years experience in architectural, planning and design. She worked  on diversified types of projects, as residential, commercial, hospitality and healthcare. She has worked in Italy, Switzerland and USA. Since her university study she developed a passion for research and innovative design, from applying mathematical model to the programming of emergency services, to researching sustainability in the healthcare sector. Her background and experience spans from structural architecture to urban planning, and industrial design.
She strongly believe that integrating design and research in the field of architecture, will contribute to the improvement of quality of life.

Professional:
Registered Architect, State of CA
Licensed Architect, Italy
Certified Access Specialist, - Casp , State of CA
Certified: Evidence Based Design – EDAC
Emeritus Member of American College of Healthcare Architects- ACHA
Member of Italian Society of Healthcare Architects & Engineers, SIAIS
Registered Disaster Service Worker, State of CA

Education:
Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy: Degree: Doctor of Architecture 1982
Visual Art School, Varese, Italy: High School Diploma in Visual Art 1975
San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA: AA degree in Building Inspection 1997

Instructional:
San Diego Mesa College - Instructor, tutoring service STAR Program (1996) Algebra, Statistics
“Istituto Porta” Design School - Varese, Italy - instructor (1988-1989)
Art history, drafting, work presentation

Publications:
L'ARCA 1993 (international architectural magazine) – project: Chiasso Building CH
L'ARCA 1994 (international architectural magazine) – project: il Modulo di Mendrisio CH

Presentation:
Presentation at Italian Conference of SIAIS 2009
author of: Template hospital and architect role
Presentation at Long Beach State University Duncan Lecture Series
Art and Science

Articles:
Author of various articles about architectural projects in California
L'ARCA 1995-97, international architectural magazine
Co-author with Prof. A.Carotti for the article about “sustainable projects approach, a comparison USA-Europe”
IL TETTO 2006 (international architectural-engineering, technical publication)